For the purposes of conservation, a species is considered __________ in the wild if the only known

members of the species are in captivity. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


ANSWER: extinct

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Over the past 580 million years, how has biodiversity changed?

A) It has smoothly and steadily increased. B) It has smoothly and steadily increased until the past 100 years or so. C) It has generally increased but with punctuations in the pattern. D) It has rapidly increased until it started to rapidly decrease in the past 100 years or so.

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Why is it so difficult to control or eradicate invasive species?

A. Common herbicides will not kill invasive species. B. Removing invasive species manually is time-consuming and difficult. C. Introducing new predators or diseases can be done without affecting the other living organisms in the area. D. Drying them out or depriving them of oxygen can be done without affecting the other living organisms in the area. E. All of the above make it fairly easy to eradicate invasive species.

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If the haploid number of an organism is 6, the diploid number will be 

A. 3. B. 6. C. 9. D. 12.

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